Kamchatkan

1 of 2

adjective

Kam·​chat·​kan

(ˈ)kam¦chatkən

: of or relating to the Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatkan

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: kamchadal

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Kamchatka, peninsula in the northeastern U.S.S.R. + English -an, adjective suffix

Noun

Kamchatka + English -an, noun suffix

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